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#DE942E

#de942e ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de942e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 58.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 34.77°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.3691

Complementary

  1. #de942e
  2. #2e78de

Split complementary

  1. #de942e
  2. #2ed0de
  3. #3c2ede

Analogous

  1. #de3c2e
  2. #de942e
  3. #d0de2e

Triadic

  1. #de942e
  2. #2ede94
  3. #942ede

Tetradic

  1. #de942e
  2. #78de2e
  3. #2e78de
  4. #942ede

Square

  1. #de942e
  2. #2ede3c
  3. #2e78de
  4. #de2ed0

Monochromatic

  1. #634010
  2. #a56b1a
  3. #de942e
  4. #e8b670
  5. #f3d8b2

Shades

#de942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de942e
  2. #c88529
  3. #b27625
  4. #9b6820
  5. #85591c
  6. #6f4a17
  7. #593b12
  8. #432c0e
  9. #2c1e09
  10. #160f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#de942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de942e
  2. #e19f43
  3. #e5a958
  4. #e8b46d
  5. #ebbf82
  6. #efca97
  7. #f2d4ab
  8. #f5dfc0
  9. #f8ead5
  10. #fcf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de942e
  2. #d59236
  3. #cb903e
  4. #c28e47
  5. #b88c4f
  6. #af8a57
  7. #a6885f
  8. #9c8667
  9. #938470
  10. #898278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad991c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f28280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29724 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea8969 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de942e {
  color: #de942e;
}
Background
.bg-de942e {
  background-color: #de942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de942e {
  border: 2px solid #de942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de942e, #d0de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.83 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.13 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.14 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.03 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.54 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.96 #216bd1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#de942e  rgb(222, 148, 46)  hsl(35, 73%, 53%)  Carrot Orange
#2e78de  rgb(46, 120, 222)  hsl(215, 73%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#2ede94  rgb(46, 222, 148)  hsl(155, 73%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#942ede  rgb(148, 46, 222)  hsl(275, 73%, 53%)  Blue Violet